Sector & Industry - Services
According to the FactSet Industries and Economic Sectors classification, the Services category includes sectors providing a wide range of intangible products and services to consumers and businesses. This category encompasses industries such as industrial services, commercial services, distribution services, technology services, health services, consumer services, and retail trade, which cater to various aspects of the economy and daily life.
| Sector | Industry | Summary |
|---|---|---|
Industrial Services | Contract Drilling | companies that provide onshore and offshore drilling services to major and independent oil and gas companies on a contract or fee basis |
Oilfield Services/Equipment | companies that provide various services and equipment designed specifically for companies in the oil and gas industry | |
Engineering and Construction | companies that provide non-residential building construction and general building contract services | |
Environmental Services | companies that are primarily engaged in the collection, disposal, and recycling of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste or operate incinerators, waste treatment plants, landfills and sewerage systems | |
Oil and Gas Pipelines | companies that collect, market, and transport natural gases and oil | |
Commercial Services | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | companies that provide general business services. These companies are not classified elsewhere |
Advertising /Marketing Services | companies that create and/or sell promotional campaigns and related services or provide marketing analysis and consultation services | |
Commercial Printing/Forms | companies that provide printing services | |
Financial Publishing/Services | companies that provide informational products and services to the investment community | |
Personnel Services | companies that provide permanent and/or temporary staffing solutions, as well as other related services | |
Distribution Services | Wholesale Distributors | companies that are engaged in the selling of, or arranging for the purchase, of goods for resale |
Food Distributors | companies that wholesale a general line of grocery products, packaged frozen foods, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry products, and seafood | |
Electronics Distributors | companies that wholesale computers, software and related peripherals to resellers and businesses | |
Medical Distributors | companies that wholesale medical products and equipment | |
Technology Services | Data Processing Services | companies that provide electronic data processing services |
Information Technology Services | companies that provide information technology solutions through one or more of the following activities: custom computer programming services; integrating hardware, software and communication technologies; and on-site management and operation of client's computer systems | |
Packaged Software | companies that design and license computer software products, which are generally mass-produced | |
Internet Software/Services | companies that provide programs and services to the Internet community | |
Health Services | Managed Health Care | companies that manage and market diversified health maintenance organization (HMO) products and preferred provider organization plans (PPO) |
Hospital/Nursing Management | companies that own and operate healthcare facilities | |
Medical/Nursing Services | companies that provide medical-related services to the health industry | |
Services to the Health Industry | companies that provide non-medical related services to the health industry | |
Consumer Services | Media Conglomerates | companies that participate in at least three of the following segments: broadcasting, cable television, publishing, and movies/entertainment. Companies included in this industry have a dominant presence in the fore-mentioned segments, without one significant revenue segment among those industries |
| Broadcasting | companies that operate broadcasting facilities for over-the-air radio and/or television programming delivery | |
Cable/Satellite TV | companies that operate broadcasting facilities for programs on a subscription or fee basis via cable systems or home satellite systems | |
Publishing: Newspapers | companies engaged in the publishing and marketing of news journals and dailies | |
Publishing: Books/Magazines | companies engaged in the publishing and marketing of books and periodicals | |
Movies/Entertainment | companies that produce and distribute motion pictures and/or provide general entertainment services | |
| Restaurants | companies that prepare meals, snacks, and beverages for immediate consumption | |
Hotels/Resorts/Cruiselines | companies that operate and manage lodging facilities, resorts, and cruise ships (excluding casinos) | |
Casinos/Gaming | companies that operate gaming facilities (or lodging facilities with a casino on the premises) or provide gambling services | |
Other Consumer Services | companies provide consumer services. These companies are not classified elsewhere | |
Retail Trade | Food Retail | stores that retail food and beverage merchandise and ancillary household products |
Drugstore Chains | stores that retail health (prescription and non-prescription medicines) and personal care merchandise | |
Department Stores | stores that retail a wide variety of apparel, home furnishings, and household appliances/consumer electronics, with no one merchandise line dominating. Companies that own and operate diversified stores are also included in this industry | |
Discount Stores | stores that provide a variety of discount retailing and operate general merchandise warehouse clubs | |
Apparel/Footwear Retail | stores that retail men's, women's, children's and infant's apparel and footwear | |
Home Improvement Chains | stores that retail home improvement merchandise and do-it-yourself (DIY) goods, primarily through warehouse-format style stores | |
Electronics/Appliance Stores | stores that retail electronics and appliance merchandise or which operate stores that rent and sell pre-recorded videotapes and discs | |
Specialty Stores | stores that retail merchandise, primarily with a focus on one line of product. These companies are not classified elsewhere | |
Catalogs/Specialty Distribution | companies that offer non-store-retailing services through mail order houses, and other channels of distribution | |
Internet Retail | companies that offer electronic retailing services through the Internet (commonly known as e-commerce) for a wide variety of products |